Different mold might need different quantities of these four eg. Some mold require more water to survive and grow than others.

Planet Earth readily supplies air to support living organisms, so that condition for mold to grow is always present. However, if mold spores settle on dry surface, it cannot grow due to the absence of water.

Most of the places inside our homes are dry, thus not providing ideal situations for mold to grow. Nevertheless, other parts of our homes may turn out to be ideal places for mold to flourish. These places are usually damp and wet, located in basements and toilets, probably resulting from piping leaks or floods.

If mold finds air and moisture, but no food, it can’t grow either. Mold feeds on dead organic matter. However, mold is good at getting food in our homes by having microscopic threads to absorb nutrients.

Hence, we can find mold on :

• Fabric
• Paper
• Cardboard
• Ceramic tiles (containing particles of food and dust on its surface)
• Paint
• Drywall
• Fiberglass insulation (dust-covered)
• Wood framing
• Floors

So, we don’t only hate mold for being unsightly; mold can cause structural damage to our homes. We may have to fork out tons of money to repair our homes overgrown with molds. Not only that, we also may have to pay dearly for the damage it does to our health.

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• Respiratory irritation
• Joint aches
• Headaches
• Cough
• Blocked or runny nose
• Eye irritation
• Skin allergies
• Fatigue

These symptoms may or may not be caused by mold presence. But where mold is found in homes, the rate of these symptoms surfacing is high. If your children have eye irritations, ask whether they have been touching places with mold growing and whether they had subsequently rubbed their eyes without washing their hands first. And if you found your family constantly having cough or runny nose, check your home for mold existence.

Of course, there are other factors linked to the above symptoms, and they may not be associated with mold at all. But if you suspect that your health is being affected by mold, do see your doctor for confirmation.

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Two people standing near a moldy window in a room will react differently. One may feel stuffy and start to get a headache, while the other may feel nothing at all. This actually depends on their individual level of sensitivity to molds.

It is a well-known fact that there is differing sensitivities between healthy grown-ups compared to children, the elderly and the sick. The former obviously have robust immune system while the latter will react stronger to mold. This may or may not be the case but it is highly likely to happen.

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If you encounter symptoms suspected to be related to mold, your doctor may run a simple allergy scratch test to confirm whether you are indeed sensitive to mold.

People react to molds differently. Some would have stuffy or runny nose, some itchy eyes, some infected skin. These are called allergic response. It is caused by our body trying to fend off the invading mold molecules. Same way it fights off any sickness. However, prolonged exposure to mold can bring about mold allergies and sensitivity in people.

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Now how does that happen?

Spores are the reason why mold can multiply. Spores, produced by mold, create mold allergy and other sicknesses connected to mold exposure. Mold itself cannot cause that.

When spores are released into the air and land on a surface that can provide water, air and food, mold reproduces and grow.

And that’s exactly what happened to our homes. An abundance of spores simply drift in through open doors and windows, pushed by the winds. By the way, we also bring indoors spores that settle on our clothes and shoes.

Mold spores constantly find their way into our homes but we can halt its growth by making sure the conditions it needs to germinate are absent.

It is cheaper to prevent mold growth than to remove mold that has already grown in our homes.

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Mold is fungi. And if you are wondering, fungi is plural for fungus. It is just a group of microscopic organisms.

They exist everywhere and we dread seeing them. But if you remembered from school days, our teachers told us that micro-organisms actually make this world a better place : they breakdown garbage to recycle the nutrients. Hence, we need mold in view of the amount of garbage we churn out everyday.

How they grow? Mold, like any living organisms, needs water, air and food to spread. In the outdoors mold can be found on damp rotting leaves, heaps of rubbish, grass, wood. Wherever conditions are suitable for mold development, we will find them there. It is a known fact that molds also destroy plants by growing on them.

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